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- 1 Hannah Benka-Coker Street, Freetown, Sierra Leone
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Local support for investors in Sierra Leone
Help with licence and export applications, partner introductions, due diligence and the paperwork that comes with investing.
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Sierra Leone offers real opportunities in mining, agriculture, energy, hospitality and infrastructure. Turning an opportunity into a working investment means dealing with licences, government agencies, local partners and a lot of documents. SLONEC Consultancy provides a local team that understands those steps and handles them with you. This service is for investors who contract with SLONEC in Sierra Leone.
We guide applicants through the regulatory steps for gold and diamond mining licences, with first-time applicants and with miners expanding existing operations. We manage your permits and licences from start to finish. Depending on the permit and the country, our own team handles the application or we work through trusted local partners, and you have one point of contact throughout.
Exporting minerals requires the right certification and documents through the proper government channels. We help you put together export applications so your exports are properly documented, managed in the same way as your other permits and licences.
Read our guide: Setting up a mineral export business in Sierra Leone →
Before you commit money, you need to know who you are dealing with. We help with introductions to potential local partners and with financial and tax due diligence on businesses you plan to invest in, working with our mergers and acquisitions team.
Most investments need a local company, a corporate bank account and permits for investors and expatriate staff. Our market entry service handles these.
Depending on the sector, an investment in Sierra Leone can involve several public bodies. The Sierra Leone Investment and Export Promotion Agency (SLIEPA) promotes investment and supports investors. The National Minerals Agency (NMA) deals with mineral rights and the export of gold and diamonds. Companies register with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), tax registration is with the National Revenue Authority (NRA), and work permits for expatriate staff come through the Ministry of Labour and Social Security.
Each body has its own forms, fees and timelines, and the order matters. We map the steps for your investment, prepare the documents, follow up with the agencies and keep you informed, with one point of contact in Freetown. Our team took part in Sierra Leone Mining Week and Exhibition 2025, and mining licence and export applications are part of the support we offer.
Based in the UK, Europe, the US or beyond? You can contract with SLONEC Advisory Group instead and keep one point of contact outside Africa, with delivery in Sierra Leone by our Freetown team. See Route into Africa
Scope and fees are agreed in writing before work starts.
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Initial consultation about your goals: mining, export, a new venture or a partnership.
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Documentation review to set out requirements and prepare a full application.
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Permits and licences, managed from start to finish, with one point of contact throughout.
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Ongoing support with accounts, tax, payroll and staff once you are operating.
Yes. We guide first-time applicants and existing miners through the regulatory steps, prepare the application and manage it through to a decision, with one point of contact throughout.
Mineral exports need the right licence, certification and documents through the proper government channels. We help you prepare the export application and keep the paperwork in order. Our guide to setting up a mineral export business explains the main steps.
Yes. We help with introductions and with financial and tax due diligence, so you know the state of the books, the tax position and any obvious risks before you commit money.
Most investments need a locally registered company, a corporate bank account and permits for investors and expatriate staff. Our market entry service handles these.
You can contract with SLONEC in Sierra Leone, or with SLONEC Advisory Group from the UK through Your route into Africa. Either way, the work in Sierra Leone is done by our Freetown team.
No. We do not advise on whether to invest or arrange investments. We help with the licences, partners, checks and paperwork once you have decided to go ahead.
Freetown · 1 Hannah Benka-Coker Street
Your work is handled by the SLONEC Consultancy team at our Freetown office and overseen by Ishmael Bangura, who founded SLONEC in 2023 and is a professional accountant. When you get in touch, we tell you who your day-to-day contact will be and how to reach them, and we agree the scope and fee in writing before any work starts.
Tell us what you need, or book a call to talk it through first.
SLONEC is an accountancy and consultancy firm that specialises and provides a wide range of accountancy and consultancy services to individuals, businesses, and organisations within Sierra Leone and beyond.